SLBI Our Match Funding Drive

After a costly building project, the South London Botanical Institute has launched a time limited match funding drive for two weeks only.

New support to help people live independently

Lambeth Council has introduced a new ‘Help for Independent Living’ platform for elderly and disabled people to help make everyday life easier and support people to stay comfortably in their own homes for longer.

Southbank Sinfonia - Musical Carousel: free summer workshops

Southbank Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square is running free workshops for families and young people to try out a range of orchestral instruments in a fun, inclusive setting.

KINETIKA BLOCO - JUNIOR AND SENIOR SUMMER SCHOOLS

Kineika Bloco, a youth music charity, is holding workshops this summer to introduce young people to their activities: an exuberant mix of young brass and woodwind players, drummers, steel pan and dancers all in costume creating a “unique new British Carnival sound with a decidedly London edge” (BBC Radio 2).

"Soak up Lambeth" - Have your say

In 2024, Lambeth Council is installing over £6 million of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to help reduce surface water flood risk across the borough. Over the next couple of months, the SuDS team will engage with local residents of some of the schemes to get their opinions.

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses is looking for a treasurer

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses, are currently looking for a treasurer. You must be passionate about sustainable practices and community engagement; the role might well suit someone local.

Advice from NHS about strike action

Junior Doctors are on strike from Saturday 24 – Wednesday 28 February 2024, and the NHS advise that hospitals will be under a lot of pressure again. They advise:

Lambeth Health & Wellbeing Bus: spring 2024 dates

The Lambeth Health & Wellbeing Bus will be visiting our area throughout the spring, offering health advice sessions focusing on heart health.

Norwood Public Transport

Norwood has 13 bus routes running through or on the boundary of the area. We have three night bus services and the Superloop 6 (previously the 68X) has recently been introduced. Tulse Hill, Gipsy Hill and West Norwood rail stations are within our area, West Dulwich just outside and at least three more stations are within reasonable walking distance for some people. Brixton station for London Underground services and Denmark Hill and Crystal Palace for London Overground are a short cycle or bus or train ride away.

West Dulwich street improvements to go ahead

Lambeth has published a key decision report outlining the outcomes of the non-statutory public engagement undertaken between April – May 2023, and the evidence and rationale for now:

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